<topic>
	<head>
		<title>GETDATE</title>
		<keywords>
			<keyword term="functions, GETDATE" />
			<keyword term="date and time functions, GETDATE" />
			<keyword term="GETDATE function" />
		</keywords>
		<links>
			<link href="Functions.html">Functions</link>
			<link href="Date and Time Functions.html">Date and Time Functions</link>
		</links>
	</head>
	<body>
		<summary>
			<p>
				Gets the current date and time on this computer, expressed as the local time.
			</p>
		</summary>

		<syntax>
			<code xml:space="preserve">GETDATE() RETURNS DateTime</code>
		</syntax>

		<returns>
			<p>
				A DateTime whose value is the current local date and time.
			</p>
		</returns>

		<remarks>
			<p>
				The resolution of this function depends on the system timer.
			</p>
			<table>
				<tr>
					<th>System</th>
					<th>Approximate Resolution</th>
				</tr>
				<tr>
					<td>Windows NT 3.5 and later</td>
					<td>10 milliseconds</td>
				</tr>
				<tr>
					<td>Windows 98</td>
					<td>55 milliseconds</td>
				</tr>
			</table>
		</remarks>
	</body>
</topic>
